Mavericks seek legal ruling against Stars as ongoing arena feud reaches boiling point

A yearlong breakdown in the Mavericks and Stars’ relationship came to a head Tuesday morning, when Dallas’ NBA franchise filed suit against the city’s NHL team. The teams have had uneven starts to their 25th seasons as American Airlines Center’s...

Jamaica officially declared 'disaster area' as Hurricane Melissa leaves 7 dead and 500k without power - with 25,000 tourists stranded

By BRITTANY CHAIN, US SENIOR REPORTER and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER and SAM CHISHOLM and STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Updated: 18:49 EDT, 28 October 2025 Jamaica has been declared a...

Georgians pray for Jamaican loved ones sheltering from Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, bringing the catastrophic force of a Category 5 storm onto the island. The storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths so far in the Caribbean, including three in Jamaica, as it leaves...

Jamaican Canadians ‘very concerned’ as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall

In B.C.’s capital city, Jamaicans are worried as life-threatening flooding and catastrophic winds rock their home country and people. Hurricane Melissa, a rare and massive Category 5 storm, made landfall over southwestern Jamaica shortly after 1...

Cuban Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Company installs six new transmitters in eastern region

BAYAMO, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) To continue expanding the reach of digital terrestrial television, specialists from the Cuban Radiocommunication and Broadcasting Company (Radiocuba) are installing six new transmitters in mountainous areas of Granma...

McDonald’s coming to Oakland following Goldstein deal

McDonald’s golden arches will rise in Oakland, according to The Goldstein Group. Neil Goldstein, principal at the Paramus-based full-service commercial real estate brokerage, announced placing the fast food giant at 24 W. Oakland Ave. on Oct. 27....

Cuba releases dissident José Daniel Ferrer into exile in US

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Cuba and FAO on the path to strengthening food security

Photo: Estudios Revolución "The bells that toll today for those who die of hunger every day will toll tomorrow for all of humanity if it did not want, did not know how, or was not wise enough to save itself," said Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro...

Key West woman faces new charges in fake Cuba travel scheme

A Key West woman accused of posing as a travel agent and scamming customers with fake trips to Cuba is facing new charges, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. - Advertisement - Traci Leann Culiver-Sanchez, 60, was arrested again this...

Cuban tourist Transport Company celebrates its 45th anniversary

CIEGO DE AVILA, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) The Tourist Transportation Company Transtur S.A., a strategic ally for economic growth and the promotion of Cuba as a destination for healthy recreation, commemorates its 45th anniversary today, committed to...

Cuban Workers' Federation rejected exclusions from the Summit of the Americas

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) Cuban Workers' Federation by its Spanish acronym (CTC) rejected and condemned any attempt to minimize its voice and example at the 10th Summit of the Americas, scheduled for December in the Dominican Republic, which will...

Cuban FM begins official visit to Ethiopia

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 13 (ACN) Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, is developing his official visit to Ethiopia today in Addis Ababa. According to the Cuban Embassy to the East African nation, head of Cuban diplomacy arrived on Sunday...

Cuba denounces US aggression against its film industry

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 12 (ACN) Cuba denounced at the Italian International Audiovisual Market (MIA), held in Rome, a new US aggression against the island’s film industry. “We are taking advantage of our participation in this important world cinema...

Can Latin America finally present a united front for COP30?

After more than a decade, the United Nations’ annual climate change negotiations return to Latin America in November. In the Brazilian city of Belém, governments, civil society, businesses and other actors will meet for two weeks at COP30 to...

Bolivia votes in runoff poll marking pro-market shift

Bolivians are voting in a presidential runoff that marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the United States after decades of frosty relations. The race pits centrist senator Rodrigo Paz...

Vietnam, Cuba strengthen cooperation in heart disease, stroke prevention research

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Experts from Vietnam and Cuba have discussed new scientific findings on the prevention of heart disease and stroke, highlighting the potential of Policosanol and HDL (“good” cholesterol) in enhancing public health and longevity....

Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer leaves island for Miami exile after imprisonment

HAVANA (AP) — Prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer left the island Monday for exile in the U.S. at the request of the U.S. government, Cuban and U.S. authorities confirmed. The director of bilateral relations for the Cuban Foreign...

Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer leaves island for US exile after imprisonment

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Oct 13, 2025 • 2 minute read FILE - Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, left, sits with Cuban LGBT activist Juana Mora Cedeno, center, and Cuban political activist Antonio Rodiles, right,...

Cuban dissident Ferrer arrives in Miami for US exile

Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer landed in Miami on Monday to start his exile in the United States as Washington demanded that Cuba release more than 700 other "political prisoners." Ferrer, 55, arrived in Florida after being freed from a Cuban...

U.S. jury issues $20 million verdict against France’s largest bank over Sudanese atrocities

A federal jury in New York has issued a nearly $21 million verdict against France’s largest bank for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system as it engaged in atrocities two decades ago. The woman and two men who obtained...